USH Imperialism Review

The belief that some societies are better than others

• Social Darwinism
• expansionism
• militarism
• colonialism

A country extends its control into neighboring territories

• yellow journalism
• social darwinism
• protectorate
• expansionism

Addition to the Monroe Doctrine that states the US will be a police power within Latin America

• Monroe Doctrine
• Roosevelt Corollary
• Yellow Journalism
• Industrialization

Exaggerated stories to sell newspapers

• Industrialism
• Militarism
• Yellow Jouralism
• Imperialism

US policy that says the US can trade within any "sphere of influence" in China

• Open-Door Policy
• Colonialism
• Monroe Doctrine
• Roosevelt Corollary

Why did industrialized countries seek to set up colonies or "spheres of influence" in less developed countries?

• for vacation destinations
• their countries were overpopulated
• 3rd world countries were exotic
• they wanted raw materials and new markets 

What forced the US's hand that made them declare war on Spain?

• poor treatment of the Cubans
• sinking of the USS Maine
• the Zimmerman Telegram
• they needed Spanish gold

What effect did the Roosevelt Corollary have on the Monroe Doctrine?

• The United States would permanently station troops in the Philippines and other Pacific islands.
• The United States reserved the right to intervene in the affairs of Central America and the Caribbean.
• The United States had the right and duty to expand its colonial possessions in Asia.
• The United States would provide military aid to Europe to resist communism.

Who created the US Open Door Policy?

• John Hay
• William Jay
• John Adams
• Henry Ford

What was built to allow American commercial and war ships to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific more quickly?

• The Rio Grande
• The Snake River
• The Gulf of Mexico
• The Panama Canal